| When I'm walking down the street, its commonplace to | | | | Websites like Myspace have literally millions of artists |
| hear sub-bass from the latest hip hop hits. Its a genre | | | | showcasing their music, and working to build a fan |
| that has exploded in popularity year after year. | | | | base. Hip Hop has a major place on Myspace, with |
| In Forbes "Richest Rappers" you see Jay Z, 50 Cent, | | | | millions of groups fighting for popularity. Will this music |
| and P Diddy made a combined total of 94 million | | | | style always remain so popular? |
| dollars in 2007 alone. How long would average people | | | | Only the people will determine that. The phrase "Hip |
| like me and you have to work to simply earn 1 million? | | | | Hop is Dead" has been popularized by rapper Nas. |
| On YouTube, the most viewed videos are naturally hip | | | | Many believe he was speaking of how |
| hop. Videos like "Bleeding Love" by Leona Lewis have | | | | commercialized the art has become, and not about its |
| received over 70 million views. Its a reflection not just | | | | popularity. |
| of hip hops popularity, but of the effects of the internet. | | | | One things for certain, If the internet remains open and |
| It would seem that thanks to the Internet, | | | | free like it is now, it would be a hard trend to stop. In |
| mega-popularity is much easier then ever before. Take | | | | the coming months some of the most popular hip hop |
| a rising star like Soulja Boy. He became popular first on | | | | artists have new albums coming out. 50 Cent, Eminem, |
| the internet, and only then was he noticed by record | | | | and Dr Dre all have highly anticipated albums coming |
| executives looking | | | | out in early 2009. |